PANU KARI

Videographer, Editor, Videoartist 
panu.kari@gmail.com

Panu Kari is a free lance videographer-editor based in Helsinki.
M.A. in Theatre Research, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2001
Studies in electric engineering, communication, philosophy and scriptwriting.

CORPORATE VIDEOS AND WEB CASTS
Since 2008 Panu Kari has been freelancing in Helsinki area producing corporate videos, event videography, seminars and live web casts in collaboration with Netvideo Oy for clients like Microsoft, Tekes, TEM, THL, Indufor, Tieto, Kuntaliitto, Omnivis and more. 

FILM WORKS
Panu Kari has worked as a Director of Photography in the filmes of Orlando Mesquita ("THE TEMPEST" / 24 min/ 2008), Rogério Manjate ("I LOVE YOU" / 3:24 / 2007 and "MY HUSBAND´S DENIAL" / 20:20 / 2007), Flora Massochua ("UPROOTED" / 2005-2008) and José Augusto Nhantumbo ("MUVART" / 52 min/ 2005) and his co-directions with Mr. Nhantumbo ("HOMECOMINGS" and "EVEN STREET KIDS DREAM OF SOMETHING"). He is preparing a documentary ("THE LAST DAYS OF GRANDMOTHER MARIA") in Maputo, Mozambique.

THEATRE AND DANCE COLLABORATIONS
In 2008 Panu Kari was collaborating with Makeda Thomas, a contemporary choreographer from Trinidad and Tobago / New York (United States) related to her choreography "FRESHWATER". and produced a video-dance "COSTA DEL ALMA" / 7:38 / 2008) in Maputo, Mozambique. Panu Kari has been working as video artist with other contemporary choreographers like Augusto Cuvilas ("FIN" / 2007-08 and "EL TANGO DE LA MUERTE" / 2006), creating projection material for the performances, and Maria Helena Pinto ("MAPUTO" and made music for "L´OEIL ET LA PERCEPTION"). He has collaborated with contemporary artists like Berry Bickle ("AR.CA.DI.A") and Gemuce ("DEIXA ANDAR" and "CHAPA 100").

In theatre Panu Kari has worked as video artist with the french director Jean Paul Delore ("PEUT ETRE" / 2007 and "MACHIBOMBO" / 2006) in France and in Mozambique. He has also worked as Main Technician in the performances of "FIN" and "EL TANGO DE LA MUERTE" in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Dominican Republic.